Salinas city councilman Tony Barrera, incumbent Fernando Armenta, and state assemblyman Luis Alejo are fighting for the same seat.

Salinas city councilman Tony Barrera, incumbent Fernando Armenta, and state assemblyman Luis Alejo are fighting for the same seat.

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Updated: 7:21 PM PST Dec 14, 2015

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WEBVTT IF YOU HAVE INFORMATION, CALLPOLICE.TURNING TO OUR COMMITMENT 2016COVERAGE, FERNANDO ARMENTAOFFICIALLY ANNOUNCED HE ISSEEKING REELECTION FOR DISTRICTONE, A SEAT HE HAS HELD FOR 15YEARS.BIANCA BELTRAN IS IN SALINASWITH THE LATEST.BIANCA: SO FAR, FERNANDO ARMENTAIS UP AGAINST TWO OTHERCANDIDATES.WITH THREE PEOPLE IN THE RACE,THEY HAVE JUST A FEW MONTHS TOCONVINCE VOTERS TO KEEP THEM IN.I WAS HERE YESTERDAY AND IWILL BE HERE TOMORROW.BIANCA: THAT IS THE MESSAGEFERNANDO ARMENTA IS EMPHASIZINGIN HIS CAMPAIGN FOR REELECTION.AFTER A DECADE AND A HALF IN THEPOSITION, HE SAYS HIS OPPONENTSWILL HAVE TO WORK HARD TO TAKEHIS SEAT AT THE MONTEREY COUNTYBOARD OF SUPERVISORS.WHOEVER WANTS TO COMPETE WITHME, I WILL FORCE THEMTO WALK ASMUCH AS I DO OR BETTER.BIANCA: WALKING DOOR-TO-DOOR ISHOW TONY BARRERA EXPECTS TO MAKETHE MOVE TO COUNTY LEADERSHIP.THE ONLY WAY I CAN GET A PUSHFOR A COMMUNITY IS BY VISITING.I CAN HAVE FUNDRAISERS, BUT IWANT TO MEET THE VOTERSFACE-TO-FACE.BIANCA: DISTRICT ONE INCLUDESMOST OF URBAN SALINAS.A COUNTY SEAT WOULD ALLOW BARERATO REPRESENT HIS COMMUNITY.I HAVE BEEN SERVINGIN THISCAPACITY.BIANCA: THIS IS NOT THE FIRSTTIME THE TWO COMPETED FOR THISPOSITION.LUISALEJO ANNOUNCED HISCANDIDACY LAST WEEK.HE PREVIOUSLY ENDORSED THEINCUMBENT IN 2012.NOW THEY WILL FACE OFF IN JUNE.IN SALINAS, BIANCA BELTRAN, KSBWACTION NEWS 8.ERIN: THANK YOU.A BANON FIREWORKS IN SALINASCOULD BE HEADING TO THE BALLOT.13,000 SIGNATURESWERE TURNEDINTO THE CITY TODAY, ALL OF THEMIN FAVOR OF OVERTURNING A BAN ONSAFE AND SANE FIREWORKS.ONCE THE COUNTY HAS VERIFIEDSIGNATURES, THE CITY WOULD HAVEA FEW OPTIONS.THEY COULD WITHDRAW THEORDINANCE BANNING SAFE AND SAMEOR THE DECISION COULD GO TORESIDENTS FOR A VOTE.THE CITY NEEDS JUST OVER 5000SIGNATURES TO INCLUDE THE ISSUEIN A GENERAL ELECTION AND 8000FOR A SPECIAL ELECTION.THE BIGGEST ISSUE IS THAT WEHAVE DOZENS OF LOCAL NONPROFITS,CHURCHES AND SCHOOLS, THAT WOULDGET $250,000 EVERY YEAR.WHAT I FIND IT UNIQUE IS THETIMING.WHO IS FINANCING THE SIGNATUREGATHERING?I DO NOT BELIEVE THIS IS THENONPROFITS.THIS IS PEOPLE THAT SELLFIREWORKS.ERIN:THE MAYOR ADDED THAT A

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Salinas city councilman Tony Barrera, incumbent Fernando Armenta, and state assemblyman Luis Alejo are fighting for the same seat.